THELOGICALINDIAN - Polands oldest barter Bitcurex has mysteriously abolished with users accident admission to basic and locking 2300 bitcoins out of users hands
Local account sources report that afterward problems extensive aback to October, the belvedere has now accomplished operation altogether, with agents declining to absolution bright information.
Only amusing media pages survive, while it appears that a Polish accessible prosecutor analysis instigated by the barter is no nearer abiding absent funds.
Bitcurex’s problems began back an advance acquired accounts to become abstract for customers. It after transpired that “external arrest in automatic abstracts accumulating and processing of information” meant all bitcoins on the belvedere had gone, Gazeta.pl reports, adding:
The exchange’s owners accept meanwhile been authoritative a name for themselves for the amiss reasons. Following the antecedent issues, hardly any official advice has surfaced, while users are ambrosial to anniversary added for leads apropos their identity.
“Anyone got any leads on an buyer bitcurex or his abutting of kin?” one column on Bitcurex’s still alive Facebook page apprehend Monday.
Lawyers are additionally accepting complex on the page, alms admonition for those afflicted by the accident of funds.
Similarly, Gazeta postulates that this month’s final dematerialization had advisedly counterfeit motives, advancing as it did above-mentioned to a major uptick in Bitcoin’s price. Evidence for this approach is lacking, however.
The accident of funds marks the final fallout from addition of 2016’s barter casualties. Overall, at atomic eleven above hacks were recorded aftermost year, underlining the continuing aegis issues faced by exchanges, as able-bodied as assurance issues faced by the community, which accept been affected on by commentators such as Andreas Antonopoulos.
Bitcoinist reiterates to readers never to leave bitcoins on platforms operated by third-parties, such as exchanges of any sort, which they do not ascendancy themselves.
“Not your clandestine keys, not your bitcoin,” should be the mantra of every Bitcoin user.
It is absorbing to agenda that Bitcurex’s abatement from adroitness was precipitous. Just in July, the aggregation added what it declared as a “certified acquiescence department” to its outfit, evidently to ensure abiding operations in band with accordant authoritative legislation such as AML and KYC requirements.
Launched in 2024 in the Polish burghal of Lodz, the barter candy over $50 actor account of BTC affairs in its final six months.
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